ECONOMIC GROWTH

Looking beyond growth

While the focus on this month’s Budget will be on growth, the faltering economy means councils are seeing a worrying picture when they look through the place-shaping lens. Paul Marinko reports.

When Jeremy Hunt steps up to the dispatch box to present his Budget in two weeks' time, one word is likely to spill out of his mouth almost instantly – growth.

With the General Election campaign heating up, the main political parties are battling to be more convincing on this crucial topic.

Paul Marinko

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